Tati is moving to San Diego

ANOTHER local radio jock is making the jump across the Pacific Ocean -- Island 98.5's Tati Pelegreen leaves this month for San Diego to join the on-air staff at XHTZ-FM.

"It's almost surreal for me," she said last week. "They flew me up ... I stayed a whole week, they drew up a contract, and I signed it."

Pelegreen's last day on Honolulu's airwaves will be March 15. The next day, she'll board a plane and immediately go to work as co-host on the Z90.3 morning show.

"I'm the girl of the show," she said. "The guy, his name is Chino. He's the lead guy ... and there's a mixer who mixes at 6 and 9 a.m."

Pelegreen's young son and boyfriend of eight months are also making the move. The two won't leave Hawaii until summer, however, due to school and work commitments.

As expected, a going-away party is in the works, and Pelegreen insists it will be a joyous occasion.

"When someone leaves radio here, there's two kinds of happiness," she said. "You're happy for your co-worker, and there's a job opening!" ...

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